Offences against Children
Commons · Question 60517 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that children who experience child sexual abuse feel more confident (a) to report that abuse and (b) that all reports will be listened to and taken seriousl
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 25 Jun 2025
Through the Crime and Policing Bill, the Government is legislating to introduce a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse for those undertaking regulated activity with children in England.It will ensure that the words of children who are seeking help ...